About

Ability Motorcycles website was created to enable the sharing of information and projects to benefit others. The focus of the website is to provide information related to motorcycles to improve access for people with disabilities.

MISSION

To assist people with physical or intellectual limitations achieve the goal and enjoyment of riding a motorcycle, either as a passenger or rider, which will improve both accessibility and freedom.

MY STORY

Having helped many people learn to ride a motorcycle and obtain a license as a Motorcycle Instructor, it is in my nature to assist people achieve their goals.

Being also a passionate motorcycle rider and father of a daughter with a disability, and having a wife that also loves to ride, it was necessary to modify a motorcycle to enable us to ride as a family.

As is the case with many wheelchair bound persons, our daughter must remain in her wheelchair, due to it having been specially modified for her disability and comfort. This took us on a journey as we searched for the best option to achieve our goal. We discovered either a lack of information on this subject or difficult to find if you don’t know where to look.

Therefore, I decided to create a website to share our experiences and gathered knowledge to assist others on their journey.

Along the way we have discovered the many options for persons with a disability, either permanent or temporary.

A disability may be any of the following: Arthritis, Amputee, Wheelchair Bound, Knee or Hip Operation, Intellectual Limitation and many other reasons to restrict riding a motorcycle.

There are many adaptions/modifications that can improve access for such people. Some examples are Electric Gear Shifters, Dual Brakes, Outrigger Stabilizer Bars, Clutchless Shift Systems, Sidecars, Trikes and many other options.

Our purpose is to share this information in one location to assist others with motorcycle accessibility. The sister website Haul N Ride explores interesting, rare and unusual motorcycles.

If you don’t have sufficient funds to build your project or due to work commitments have limited time to ride your motorbike, would an extra paycheck each month help you?

Check out my other website, click the link below 🙂

If you ever need a hand or have any questions, feel free to leave them below and I will be more than happy to assist you.

Hey Dave, would you happen to know if theres any companies that may still be fabricating sidecars to bikes so the person in the sidecar can drive it? I called a couple places and no luck. Either they dont do them or stopped doing them. Im a quadriplegic so I would also need special hand controls etc but all I see out there is stuff for paraplegics mostly. Any clue?

Hi Vic, Unfortunately accessibility is mostly via modification of existing motorcycles, I do not believe there is any company in the world dedicated to manufacturing Driven from the Sidecar motorcycles.
I don’t know where you live in the world, so my best suggestion would to be, to find an engineer/fabricator in your nearest capital city explaining what you would like to achieve. Perhaps you could show the engineer examples from my website.
I personally would choose an engineer that has experience with disability modifications and experience obtaining approval from the Road Traffic Authority in your country.
Planet Earth is a large place and it amazes me that in 2018, we still do not have a company dedicated entirely to manufacturing disability motorcycles.
However, there are engineers that can modify an existing motorcycle (such as BF Customs, who modified a sidecar for my daughter).

If you believe motorcycles make this world a better place, and you love motorbikes, then you need to visit Haul N Ride.

Disclaimer

If there is a link on here, assume I am going to benefit if you click on it or buy a product. Everything on here is my opinion based on my experience. If you plan on modifying a motorcycle, I recommend you seek qualified engineers for advice, building and testing.